King Ding of Zhou
| King Ding of Zhou 周定王 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King of China | |||||
| Reign | 606–586 BC | ||||
| Predecessor | King Kuang of Zhou | ||||
| Successor | King Jian of Zhou | ||||
| Died | 586 BC | ||||
| Issue | King Jian of Zhou | ||||
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| House | Zhou Dynasty | ||||
| Father | King Qing of Zhou | ||||
King Ding of Zhou (Chinese: 周定王; pinyin: Zhōu Dìng Wáng), or King Ting of Chou, was the twenty-first king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the ninth of Eastern Zhou.[1] He was a son of King Qing of Zhou and brother of King Kuang of Zhou.[2]
He sent an official named Wangsun Man to present gifts to the Chu army.[3] He met Prince Zhuang.[4][5]
Sources
- ^ Sima Qian: Records of the Grand Historian
- ^ Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy: The Cambridge history of ancient China: from the origins of civilization to 221 B.C. The Cambridge History of Ancient China provides a survey of the institutional and cultural history of pre-imperial China.
- ^ Wen Fong: The Great Bronze Age of China: An Exhibition from the People's Republic of China. New York, 1980.
- ^ Chinese bronzes: ferocious beauty by Wangheng Chen. Singapore. Page 140.
- ^ Constance A. Cook: Defining Chu: Image And Reality In Ancient China
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